Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Mr. President, I have blood on my hands.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Truth, not a pet, is man's best friend.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

To the confusion of our enemies.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

The people of this world must unite or they will perish.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Sometimes the answer to fear does not lie in trying to explain away the causes, sometimes the answer lies in courage.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Maybe General Groves was right. Maybe we should just banish thinking forever.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

There are no secrets about the world of nature. There are secrets about the thoughts and intentions of men.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

The most beautiful philosophical song existing in any known tongue.

J. Robert Oppenheimer